Ashok Gajapathi Raju

Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju (born 26 June 1951) is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the governor of Goa since July 2025 and the former Union Minister for Civil Aviation. A scion of royal family of Vizianagaram princely state, he is the younger son of the last Maharaja of Vizianagaram. He was appointed as governor of Goa by president of India on 14 July 2025 He was a member of Andhra Pradesh State legislature for over twenty five years and was a State Minister, for thirteen years holding the portfolios of Commercial Taxes, Excise, Legislative affairs, Finance, Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation.

Infobox

President

Droupadi Murmu

Chief Minister

N. T. Rama Rao

Preceded by

Appannadora Appasani

Prime Minister

Narendra Modi

Succeeded by

Kolagatla Veerabhadra Swamy

Constituency

Vizianagaram

Governor

Krishan Kant

Born

(1951-06-26) 26 June 1951 (age 74)Madras, Madras State, India (present-day Chennai, Tamil Nadu)

Political party

Telugu Desam Party

Children

2 including Pusapati Aditi Vijayalakshmi

Residence

Raj Bhavan, Panaji

Alma mater

Hyderabad Public School

Party

Telugu Desam Party

Tables

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Preceded byBotsa Jhansi Lakshmi

Lok Sabha

Preceded byBotsa Jhansi Lakshmi

Lok Sabha

Member of Parliamentfor Vizianagaram 2014 – 2019

Lok Sabha

Succeeded byBellana Chandra Sekhar

Political offices

Lok Sabha

Political offices

Preceded byAjit Singh

Lok Sabha

Preceded byAjit Singh

Lok Sabha

Minister of Civil Aviation 26 May 2014 – 8 March 2018

Lok Sabha

Succeeded bySuresh Prabhu

Preceded byP. S. Sreedharan Pillai

Lok Sabha

Preceded byP. S. Sreedharan Pillai

Lok Sabha

Governor of Goa 26 July 2025 – Present

Lok Sabha

Incumbent

Lok Sabha
Preceded byBotsa Jhansi Lakshmi	Member of Parliamentfor Vizianagaram 2014 – 2019	Succeeded byBellana Chandra Sekhar
Political offices
Preceded byAjit Singh	Minister of Civil Aviation 26 May 2014 – 8 March 2018	Succeeded bySuresh Prabhu
Preceded byP. S. Sreedharan Pillai	Governor of Goa 26 July 2025 – Present	Incumbent

References

dna
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-ashok-gajapathi-raju-the-man-with-the-royal-touch-1991472
iinet.net.au
https://web.archive.org/web/20181026105517/http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/v/vizianagram.html
www.civilaviation.gov.in
http://www.civilaviation.gov.in/about-minister/meet-the-minister
Business Standard India
http://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/ashok-gajapathi-raju-114052600980_1.html
"P Ashok Gajapathi Raju | The Kshatriyas Association of North America"
http://thekshatriyas.org/famous_people/p-ashok-gajapathi-raju/
"Aviation minister shuns privileges, stands in queue, takes bus to aircraft"
https://web.archive.org/web/20140804010017/http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/aviation-minister-shuns-privileges-stands-in-queue-takes-bus-to-aircraft/article1-1247913.aspx
mansasedu.org
http://mansasedu.org/Royal_House.html
164.100.47.194
http://164.100.47.194/Loksabha/Members/memberbioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4760&lastls=16
The New Indian Express
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2024/Apr/13/2-women-in-fray-to-take-forward-family-legacy-in-north-andhra-politics
"Constituencywise-All Candidates"
https://web.archive.org/web/20140519002158/http://eciresults.nic.in/ConstituencywiseS0120.htm?ac=20
The Hindu
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tdp-ministers-ashok-gajapathi-raju-and-ys-chowdary-submit-resignations/article22983614.ece
The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/goa/pusapati-ashok-gajapathi-raju-appointed-governor-of-goa/article69810418.ece
The New Indian Express
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2025/Jul/19/senior-leader-pusapati-ashok-quits-tdp-to-take-oath-as-goa-governor-on-july-26